Long Beach, CA vs Jacksonville, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 8.9% more per capita than Jacksonville ($2,794/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
53/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency36
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Jacksonville
Total Spending
$15.8B
$29.9B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$31,456
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$50.9B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$53,517
Total Debt
$0
$2.7B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,821
Population
462,293
950,203
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Long Beach$0
Jacksonville$18
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Jacksonville$9,436
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Jacksonville$1,329
Health
Long Beach$477
Jacksonville$332
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachJacksonville
| Property Tax | $0 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $36 | $233 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $762 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $7,348 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $2,119 |
| Other | $8,836 | $4,705 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachJacksonville
| Police | $0 | $18 |
| Fire Protection | $0 | $9,436 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $486 |
| Health | $477 | $332 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $557 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,329 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $5,572 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $176 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $1,835 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $1,942 |
| Other | $16,533 | $9,771 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Jacksonville, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health